Effect of the magnetic field applied during cooling on magnetic hysteresis in the low-temperature phase of magnetite: First-order reversal curve (FORC) analysis

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Smirnov, A V ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field memory; Hysteresis; Low temperature; Magnetite; Twinning

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449097390     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001650     Document Type: Article

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